Katherine (Katie) Cann (she/her) is a PhD candidate in the Department of Geography at Rutgers University. Her research interests include climate justice, co-production of knowledge, and adaptation interventions in urban environments in the Northeastern United States, with a focus on coastal areas in the New York City metropolitan region. Katie works as a research assistant for the Consortium for Climate Risk in the Urban Northeast (CCRUN), a NOAA CAP team, and recently served as a review editor for the Fifth National Climate Assessment. Before beginning her PhD, Katie was Manager of Sponsored Projects and Initiatives at the American Geographical Society, where she coordinated the EthicalGEO Initiative and assisted in the development of the Locus Charter. Katie holds an M.S. in Geography and B.A in International Affairs and Geography from The George Washington University.
Previous Degrees:
- M.S. in Geography, Certificate in Geographical Information Systems, The George Washington University (2018)
- B.A. International Affairs and Geography, summa cum laude, The George Washington University (2016)
Publications:
Cann, Katherine, Robin Leichenko, William Solecki, Malgosia Madajewicz, Maravilla Clemens, Nyla Howell, Marjorie Kaplan, and Jeanne Herb. 2025. “Business as Usual? Small Business Responses to Compound Disasters in Coastal New York City and New Jersey.” International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 119 (March): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105288.
Cann, Katherine, Robin Leichenko, Jeanne Herb, Marjorie Kaplan, and Nyla Howell. 2024. “Building Equitable Research Partnerships: Learning From a Community Climate Resilience Grant Program.” Community Science 3 (3): e2023CSJ000045. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023CSJ000045.
Howell, Nyla, Robin Leichenko, Maravilla Clemens, Katherine Cann, Malgosia Madajewicz, William Solecki, Marjorie Kaplan, and Jeanne Herb. 2024. “The Role of Disaster Subcultures in Local Business Community Preparedness: A Case Study of Stakeholders in Coastal Monmouth County, New Jersey.” Middle States Geographer.
Cann, Katherine, and Marie Price. 2022. “The Ethics of Location Tracking During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond: Building Awareness and Consensus.” The Professional Geographer, October 2022, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/00330124.2022.2111691.
